Indian Football

38 articles tagged with "Indian Football"

Oct 12, 2026

India have never scored against Russia’s women, and Sunday’s 8-0 in Kolkata makes it 22 conceded in four meetings

Three Russian players scored twice as India lost the second Kolkata friendly 8-0, three days after a 4-0 defeat in the first.

Oct 12, 2026

Churchill Brothers had about three and a half weeks to prepare for the ISL, and they beat Mumbai City 2-1 on debut

Gaurav Bora came off the bench to head Churchill Brothers’ first ISL goal at Fatorda, and Sebastián Gutiérrez added a second before Mumbai City’s late...

Oct 11, 2026

Andre Green scored in stoppage time on his debut, and Kerala Blasters started the Al Fursan era with a 2-0 win over Inter Kashi

Inter Kashi beat Kerala Blasters for their first top-flight win in February. In Sunday’s ISL opener, Vibin Mohanan and Andre Green gave Ashley Westwoo...

Oct 9, 2026

India’s first women’s international in Kolkata had six debutants, and Russia won it 4-0

Kira Petukhova’s second-half double pulled world No. 27 Russia clear of a young India side at the Kishore Bharati Krirangan. The two meet again on Sun...

Oct 9, 2026

East Bengal put four past Mohun Bagan in August, and Zeljkovic’s goal has kept the IFA Shield with the Mariners

Samir Zeljkovic scored just before half-time as Mohun Bagan beat East Bengal 1-0 in the IFA Shield final, completing a Calcutta league and Shield doub...

Oct 9, 2026

Gouramangi Singh once played for Chennaiyin, and his first ISL game as FC Goa coach is against them at Fatorda

FC Goa open their ISL 2026-27 season against a rebuilt Chennaiyin FC on Saturday, 10 October, with Gouramangi Singh in charge for the first time in th...

Oct 8, 2026

Anushka Kumari has seven goals in two games, and India’s Under-17 women have beaten Syria 2-0

India’s Under-17 women have two wins and two clean sheets in Malaysia, and a game against the hosts on Sunday decides whether they reach China 2027.

Oct 7, 2026

Thapa had India level with Uruguay until lightning stopped play, and Forlán’s side won 6-1 in Kolkata

A thunderstorm halted Tuesday’s friendly at the Salt Lake Stadium with the score at 1-1. Uruguay scored five times after the restart, two of them from...

Oct 7, 2026

Kerala Blasters had one point from six games when Westwood arrived, and he starts the Al Fursan era away to Inter Kashi

Andre Green is the first overseas signing under the club’s new UAE owners, and Adrián Luna is back from a loan spell in Indonesia.

Oct 6, 2026

East Bengal start their ISL defence a week late, and Bengaluru open the new season against Sporting Club Delhi on Saturday

The 2026-27 ISL is home and away again, with 13 clubs, a title sponsor and a play-off. The champions are busy with Al Shorta in the AFC Champions Leag...

Sep 24, 2026

Panama did not score at the World Cup, and India have not won in four before they meet in Bengaluru

India play Panama for the first time on Friday at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium, with Ryan Williams back from injury at his club ground.

Sep 17, 2026

India’s under-15s got Senegal and Cameroon in Baku, and 12,000 players were watched to pick the 14

India are in Group K of the inaugural FIFA U15 World Cup and Festival alongside Bahrain, Cameroon, Grenada, Laos and Senegal. The matches are 8v8, and...

Sep 16, 2026

India are ranked 138th, and Panama, Brazil and Uruguay are all coming to play them

Brazil have never played a senior match in India and will be the best-ranked opponent the Blue Tigers have faced since 1992. Three World Cup nations a...

Sep 6, 2026

Forlan’s first Uruguay squad has 46 names in it, and the last stop is Kolkata

Luis Suarez is not among the 46 Uruguay named on Saturday. Federico Valverde and Rodrigo Bentancur are, and the tour finishes at Salt Lake on 6 Octobe...

Aug 26, 2026

Lalrindika scored three inside 34 minutes, and East Bengal’s 22-year Durand Cup wait was over by half-time

Five goals at the Salt Lake Stadium, none of them after the 44th minute, and a derby hat-trick of a kind nobody in red and gold had managed since Baic...

Aug 21, 2026

India gave up a FIFA tournament for one friendly, and the AIFF is talking about legal action

India pulled out of the inaugural FIFA ASEAN Cup to host Brazil in Kolkata on 3 October. After Bhaichung Bhutia questioned the cost, the federation ha...

Aug 21, 2026

Kaith saves two, and Kolkata gets its first Durand Cup derby final since 2023

Vishal Kaith kept out Robin Yadav and Parthib Gogoi as Mohun Bagan beat holders NorthEast United 4-3 on penalties in Shillong. They play East Bengal a...

Aug 20, 2026

Diamond Harbour climbed four tiers in three seasons, and 55 lakh rupees stopped them at the last one

The AIFF has confirmed the Indian Super League will run with 13 clubs in 2026-27. The club that won promotion is not one of them, and nobody takes the...

Aug 20, 2026

Gill saves twice, and East Bengal are 90 minutes from ending a 22-year Durand Cup wait

A goalless semi-final at Salt Lake went to penalties, where East Bengal won 5-3. Their goalkeeper had already kept Sporting Club Delhi out from the sp...

Aug 19, 2026

Diamond Harbour have until 2pm to pay, and the ISL has moved to 10 October

The Indian Super League will now start on 10 October, five weeks later than the date that had been in circulation. Diamond Harbour FC, who won promoti...

Aug 18, 2026

Mohun Bagan needed 18 penalties to reach a semi-final against the team that beat them on penalties

The 135th Durand Cup semi-final line-up was settled on Monday: Mohun Bagan survived a 9-8 shootout with Jamshedpur, and Alaaeddine Ajaraie’s hat-trick...

Aug 17, 2026

Vishnu’s header puts East Bengal in the semi-finals, 22 years after their last Durand Cup

East Bengal beat Indian Army FT 1-0 at Salt Lake to reach the Durand Cup semi-finals, where unbeaten SC Delhi are waiting on Wednesday.

Aug 14, 2026

The ISL restarts on 4 September with 13 clubs, and the clubs now hold the commercial rights

India’s top division returns on 4 September after a summer in which it nearly did not happen at all. Thirteen teams will play it, one fewer than plann...

Aug 14, 2026

The Durand Cup quarter-finals are set, and Mohammedan are not in them

The 135th Durand Cup group stage finished on Thursday night. Mohun Bagan and East Bengal both came through it. Mohammedan SC, beaten by a debutant fro...